Yu Xiaogang's Poisonous Chicken Soup for the Soul

As he spoke, Zhao Wuji released Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun and suddenly took a step forward.

Seven Soul Ring —two yellow, two purple, and three black—burst forth, and Zhao Wuji instantly activated his Great Strength Vajra Bear Possession. He then soared into the sky and pounced towards the Ling Yuan.

During the attack, his Seventh Soul Ring lit up, and he transformed into a five-meter-tall brown giant bear with fur shimmering with brilliant golden light.

Zhao Wuji knew that the person sent by the Spirit Hall to capture him could not be a simple character; at the very least, he would be a Soul Saint or even Soul Douluo. Therefore, he immediately used his Martial Soul Avatar.

When the other Shrek members heard that this person was from the Spirit Hall, they all understood that he had come to capture Zhao Wuji, and their expressions turned extremely ugly.

Facing Zhao Wuji's Martial Soul Avatar, Ling Yuan neither dodged nor avoided. Orange-red flame-like energy slowly ignited on her body as she calmly raised her right hand.

With a deafening roar, Zhao Wuji, transformed into a giant bear, collided with Ling Yuan, causing the earth to tremble.

Zhao Wuji's forward momentum came to a halt, swaying in the air. Ling Yuan, however, stood motionless, effortlessly blocking Zhao Wuji's full-force attack with a mere wave of her hand.

At the same time, a giant fiery red bird emerged from behind Ling Yuan. Its dazzling feathers and perfect physique exuded the majesty of the king of birds. Most peculiar of all was that this enormous firebird had nine heads.

Logically speaking, a creature with nine heads would be terrifying, but the nine heads of this firebird look surprisingly harmonious.

Nine Soul Ring— two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—slowly rose from beneath Ling Yuan's feet, exuding an aura of royalty with every glance.

"Nine-headed Fire Phoenix, Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, you are Phoenix Douluo, an elder of the Spirit Hall."

The first person to recognize Ling Yuan was not Yu Xiaogang, but Yu Tianheng, the third-generation chief disciple of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

Very few people know that before Ling Yuan was promoted to Titled Douluo, her Martial Soul was not the Nine-Headed Fire Phoenix. Later, by chance, she not only obtained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, but also Martial Soul Evolution into the super Martial Soul she is today, the Nine-Headed Fire Phoenix.

This is precisely why Ling Yuan's strength differs from that of ordinary Titled Douluo, giving her a revered status within the Spirit Hall.

He was highly regarded by the current Pope and entrusted with important responsibilities.

"Tian Heng, do you know her?" Yu Xiaogang, having been imprisoned in Tube Building for eight years and then exiled, was unfamiliar with the inner workings of the Spirit Hall. Upon hearing about this Martial Soul she had never heard of before, she couldn't help but ask curiously.

Yu Tianheng nodded emphatically, "I've heard my grandfather mention her before. Phoenix Douluo is the only personal guardian Douluo of the current Pope of the Spirit Hall. Her Soul Power reached level ninety-five ten years ago. She possesses a top-tier Beast Martial Soul comparable to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, the Nine-Headed Fire Phoenix."

Upon hearing Yu Tianheng's words, the already solemn expressions on the faces of the rest of the Shrek members turned extremely grim.

Especially Yu Xiaogang, he knew all too well how confident and proud his Titled Douluo father was of his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. For his father, Yu Yuanzhen, to say such a thing, the quality of the Nine-Headed Fire Phoenix was probably even higher than that of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

Dugu Bo had already forced him and Flender to become eunuchs, and now an even more powerful Phoenix Douluo with Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring had arrived.

Zhao Wuji is now doomed.

Fortunately, the Spirit Hall only captured Zhao Wuji, and the others were not affected. Otherwise, it wouldn't just be Zhao Wuji who would be doomed, but everyone else.

Especially for Tang San, once his identity is exposed, that would be the real end for him.

... As soon as the nine-headed fire phoenix appeared, raging flames erupted on the brown giant bear that Zhao Wuji had transformed into.

"Aaaaaah..." With a piercing scream, Zhao Wuji quickly lost consciousness, and his enormous bear body shrank at a visible speed before collapsing to the ground.

Ling Yuan waved her hand, and the flames subsided, revealing Zhao Wuji's charred skin.

His body was steaming and had charred marks. He wasn't dead, but he was barely breathing. If left unattended, he would most likely not survive.

The Shrek members gasped in shock at what they saw.

Is this the strength of a level 95 Titled Douluo?

Without using any Soul Skill, the basic flames of his Martial Soul nearly killed Zhao Wuji, a level 76 Power Attack System Soul Saint.

If it were them, they would probably be reduced to ashes by now.

The Shrek members felt a wave of fear wash over them.

"You should be glad you're still useful, otherwise you'd be ashes by now." Ling Yuan looked at the unconscious Zhao Wuji, then turned her gaze to the other Shrek members, or more precisely, to Tang San.

Tang San, who was lying on Yu Xiaogang's back, suddenly narrowed his pupils and felt a sense of foreboding.

Yu Xiaogang, fearing Tang San's identity would be exposed—a man accustomed to being ruthless internally but weak externally—suppressed his deepest fear, put Tang San down, and shielded him in front of him. He stepped forward with a gentle expression and said, "Your Majesty, we were unaware beforehand that Zhao Wuji was a wanted criminal of the Spirit Hall. This matter has nothing to do with us..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ling Yuan stepped forward and slapped Yu Xiaogang away from a distance. "Since when did it become your place, a mere traitor of the Spirit Hall, to interrupt? Stop your noise."

After landing, Yu Xiaogang slid across the ground for more than ten meters before stopping. She twitched a few times on the ground and then remained still.

Seeing this, the Shrek members' hearts jumped into their throats once again.

Ling Yuan's figure blurred, and she appeared in front of Tang San. Tang San's pupils contracted almost instantly, and large beads of sweat slid down his temples. An ominous premonition arose in his heart. Damn it, why would she target me? Could it be that the matter of the External Soul Bone has been exposed?

After much thought, Tang San could only come up with this possibility.

"So you're the Thousand-Hand Asura from the Shrek Seven Devils team?" Ling Yuan asked condescendingly.

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty..." Tang San swallowed hard.

"Kid, I must say you're incredibly lucky, extremely lucky. Among thousands of Soul Beast, very few can drop Soul Bone, and even fewer can obtain External Soul Bone. But my luck is even better; I actually encountered an External Soul Bone that hasn't been fully fused yet..."

Ling Yuan wore a gentle smile, like that of a kind older sister next door.

But in Tang San's eyes, it was as if a demon was beckoning to him. Knowing that he could not possibly be a match for Ling Yuan, he did not hesitate and turned to run away. As he ran, he took out the Flying Sausage that Oscar had prepared for them during the Soul Fighting the night before from his Soul Tool.

He refused to sit idly by and wait for his death, handing over his own External Soul Bone to someone else.

However, before he could even put the Flying Sausage in his mouth, he was bound by five red fire rings around his neck and limbs. His body flew uncontrollably in front of Ling Yuan, his arms outstretched, his back to her.

"Little friend, here's a piece of advice: next time you have External Soul Bone, never show it to others before it's fully fused." Ling Yuan spread her right hand, slightly bent into a claw shape, and forcefully pulled it out in front of the Shrek Academy members' horrified gazes.

"No..." Tang San struggled violently, feeling an unprecedented despair and fear, frantically begging for mercy, "No, you can't do this to me, my father won't let you get away with this, he is..."

Before Tang San could finish speaking, Ling Yuan's right hand had already pierced Tang San's back. When she pulled it out, she held a palm-sized Soul Bone with eight tiny Spider Spear attached to it.

"Waaaaah..." Tang San let out a bloodcurdling scream.

Shao Xin was stunned, Ma Hongjun was stunned, Oscar was stunned, Dai Mubai was stunned, Ning Rongrong was stunned, and Yu Tianheng was stunned too.

Tang San's External Soul Bone, which he had only used once and which had not yet fully fused with his body, was forcibly dug out by the Phoenix Douluo in front of him.

Flender, who was inside the Shrek Academy, was drawn by the booming sound of Zhao Wuji clashing with Ling Yuan. He ran over to check and was shocked to see Tang San having his bones dug out.

Looking at Tang San again, he seemed to have lost his support, his body hunched over, like a cooked lobster, suspended in mid-air, his back a bloody mess.

Ling Yuan didn't even glance at Tang San again. She weighed the Eight Spider Lances in her hand, then with a flick of her jade hand, Tang San was thrown away like trash and carelessly left by the roadside.

"Damn it, my Eight Spider Lances! The Eight Spider Lances that could amplify all my attributes by fifty percent and help me catch up with Ye Qinghe's speed! Give them back to me! Give them back to me, you poisonous woman!" Tang San glared venomously at Ling Yuan's beautiful figure, wishing he could tear her to pieces. For the first time, he felt dissatisfied with his teacher, Yu Xiaogang.

If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have exposed my Eight Spider Lances so early, nor would I have lost to Ye Qinghe because I didn't have enough Hidden Weapon. In fact, if I hadn't listened to his advice and absorbed three poison-attribute Soul Ring, my body could have grown normally like Ye Qinghe's.

People's complaints are like a boulder rolling down a mountain; once they start, they can never stop.

Without a doubt, Tang San had already begun to complain about Yu Xiaogang at this moment.

Filled with resentment towards Yu Xiaogang, Tang San eventually succumbed to his injuries and fainted from the pain.

Ling Yuan glanced indifferently at the rest of the Shrek members. Their eyes darted away, avoiding her gaze. Clearly, they were all traumatized by Ling Yuan's ruthless methods. They didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Ling Yuan raised an eyebrow. To be honest, although Shrek Academy was a lousy school, the talents of these people were quite good. Two of them were even direct descendants of the Upper Three Sects. If His Holiness the Pope hadn't given instructions, she really wouldn't mind killing these people here to prevent future troubles.

In the end, Ling Yuan did not choose to take action.

Under Ling Yuan's control, the nine-headed fire phoenix grabbed the unconscious Zhao Wuji with its two sharp claws, spread its wings, and slowly rose into the air. Ling Yuan did a backflip and jumped onto the nine-headed fire phoenix behind her. The nine-headed fire phoenix flapped its wings and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a cluster of red flames and disappeared into the horizon.